Goldgelber Hallimasch

[ˌɡɔltɡɛlbɐ ˈhalimaʃ]

/[ˌɡɔltɡɛlbɐ ˈhalimaʃ]/ phrase

The verdict

“Goldgelber Hallimasch” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein gekocht ungiftiger Pilz, der jedoch roh giftig ist

Key facts for Goldgelber Hallimasch
PropertyValue
HeadwordGoldgelber Hallimasch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˌɡɔltɡɛlbɐ ˈhalimaʃ]
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Goldgelber Hallimasch” sits in German frequency

Goldgelber Hallimasch falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Goldgelber Hallimasch is 21 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌɡɔltɡɛlbɐ ˈhalimaʃ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein gekocht ungiftiger Pilz, der jedoch roh giftig ist".

No misspelling variants are generated for Goldgelber Hallimasch in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Goldgelber Hallimasch, spelled G-O-L-D-G-E-L-B-E-R- -H-A-L-L-I-M-A-S-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein gekocht ungiftiger Pilz, der jedoch roh giftig ist

Synonyms

Gemeiner HallimaschHoniggelber HallimaschArmillaria mellea

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Goldgelber Hallimasch"?
"Goldgelber Hallimasch" is spelled G-O-L-D-G-E-L-B-E-R- -H-A-L-L-I-M-A-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɡɔltɡɛlbɐ ˈhalimaʃ].
What does "Goldgelber Hallimasch" mean?
As a phrase, "Goldgelber Hallimasch" means: ein gekocht ungiftiger Pilz, der jedoch roh giftig ist
How do you pronounce "Goldgelber Hallimasch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Goldgelber Hallimasch" is [ˌɡɔltɡɛlbɐ ˈhalimaʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Goldgelber Hallimasch" come from?
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Using “Goldgelber Hallimasch”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-O-L-D-G-E-L-B-E-R- -H-A-L-L-I-M-A-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌɡɔltɡɛlbɐ ˈhalimaʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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